Complete Essay 5

Mysterious Tears:

Jem's Tears, and Feelings and Memories of Tears

An Essay by Inpyo Hong

8^th Grade English

Pine Point School

October 18, 2010

           Occasionally, tears are very mysterious that even a detective cannot detect the reason of crying. We sometimes cannot understand why someone is crying. Tears include many reasons and facts that we cannot observe and understand. Two assumptions about the reasons why Jem was crying in To Kill A Mockingbird (TKAM), and my feelings and memories of tears are my great examples that show why tears are mysterious.

           Have you been crying for some reason that nobody knows? On page 84 in TKAM, Mr. Nathan put cement in the knothole in the tree and Jem had been crying while he was standing and looking at the tree. It is very mysterious because the author did not state why Jem was crying. In my opinion, Jem had been crying because he would not be able to get presents such as a watch, from the knothole. Moreover, it is possible that Jem was crying because he found out who put the presents in the knothole, and why Mr. Nathan put the cement in the knothole. Consequently, there are two possible reasons that show why Jem had been crying.

           As I do not know why Jem had been crying, tears are very mysterious to understand. Most of people cry because of themselves. However, tears mean differently to me. I do not cry often, but I mostly cry for my friends, family, relatives, and neighbors, who are very close to me. For instance, when I was in a very malicious situation in Rectory School, I cried all night because my parents would be very disappointed at what I had done, and I did not know what I had to do for my friends. After that accident, I promised definitely that I will not cry anymore. People did not know why I cried all night. It would be very mysterious to them to understand the reason. In my opinion, crying makes people stronger. As I stated before, I promised myself strongly after the accident. In addition, it is beneficial to cry for others rather than for yourself. It would make you to think about others first and then you.

           Overall, Jem cried because he could not get presents anymore, or he knew who put the presents in the knothole. Furthermore, people did not know why I was crying when I was at Rectory School. Also, I believe that people should cry for others first because then people would think about others first. Hence, tear is a puzzling question.

-Self Assessment
1. I am very proud of the transitions and a metaphor that I used for this essay
2. I believe I arranged the sentences well.
3. I could not work on details because the memory is my privacy.
4. I would give my self A- for this essay.